President Sisi in Iraq to attend ‘Baghdad Cooperation and Partnership’ conference

 

CAIRO - 28 August 2021: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived on Saturday to Baghdad to participate in “the Baghdad Cooperation and Partnership” conference, said Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Radi in a statement.

 

Upon his arrival, President Sisi was welcomed by Iraq counterpart Barham Salih, who affirmed his country’s keenness to continue intensive coordination and consultation with Egypt at all levels.

 

President Sisi expressed Egypt’s keenness to provide full support for the Iraqi people in all fields, within the framework of the tripartite cooperation mechanism with Jordan.

 

During their meeting, both presidents discussed the executive process of the joint projects between Egypt, Iraq and Jordan. 

 

Meanwhile, President Sisi also met with Prime minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, on the sidelines of the conference on Saturday.

 

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi affirmed to the Prime minister of Kuwait that Egypt and Kuwait have unified destiny and future, said Bassam Radi.

 

President Sisi affirmed Egypt's keenness to develop close and distinguished cooperation with Kuwait at all levels, saying “the security of the Gulf region closely connects to Egypt’s national security.”

 

An Egyptian-Iraqi-Qatari summit to convene on the sidelines of the conference.